Pat,

I remember that crash and have seen documentaries on it but I never heard
that part about the ham.  Thanks for sharing that.  I do remember during the
Falkland Island conflict, there was a ham moving from house to house and
secretly keeping in touch with Brittan.

Phil.
K0NX



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From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: experience that brought me into ham radio


> I don't know if any of you remember the crash of an eastern airlines =
> l1011 plane into the Florida Everglades, but a fellow on the plane had a =
> drake tr22c and somehow he attached a small coat hanger to it and =
> although he was inaudible on the local repeater, search and rescuers on =
> the jet boats could hear him and he was able to direct them to the =
> survivors on the ground.  Unfortunately, the ham later died of his =
> injuries but the survivors owe their lives to his ingenuity. 73-  Pat =
> kk3f
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